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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 22

@freedcproject.bsky.social is showing us how to fight authoritarianism: plan ahead, lead with values, push institutions, give clear steps and prepare for the long fight.

Read our latest for @wagingnonviolence.org: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/free...

Free DC models effective resistance to Trump’s takeover

DC residents’ rapid response to Trump's National Guard deployment is a masterclass in how to prepare for crises and fight authoritarianism.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 2

Here is a snippet from the @rollingstone.com interview we did! You can read the full article on their website.
#NoKings #NoKingsMovement

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our founder spoke with @rollingstone.com on building off the widely successful #NoKings movement. He and a collective of activists hosted strategic trainings with 130,000 activists to resist the increasingly dark and dictatorial Trump administration. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The No Kings Playbook to Confront Trump's 'Authoritarian Breakthrough'

Thousands of activists attend training on boycotts, resisting authoritarianism under Donald Trump.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Apr 28

You can join our email list to get thoughtful reflections, tools for the resistance and ways to take actions: choosedemocracy.us/get-updates/

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Apr 28

An authoritarian derives a good deal of their power from fear. Trump’s plan is simple: Accumulate power at an unprecedented rate, use fear to dupe, control or silence, & punish those who he doesn’t like.

Read our latest for @wagingnv.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/if-f...

If fear is the goal, then solidarity is the antidote

As nonprofits become Trump's next target, the lesson so far is that standing together is the only way forward.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · Apr 26

I got an advance copy and it is so so so so so good. Go buy it. Seriously. As usual, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is a balm for the soul.

Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Apr 25

No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Releasing 5/13, available for pre-order now wherever good books are sold (Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day!)

(or you can request a copy from your local public library!)

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No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain by Rebecca Solnit

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National Tax Strike @nationaltaxstrike.bsky.social · Apr 12

We couldn't agree more @judith-levine.bsky.social! That's why we started the National Tax Strike, to educate Americans on how to STOP their federal income tax payments now and delay their decision to pay federal income taxes. Time to hold our leaders accountable.

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It’s time for Americans to withhold their taxes | Judith Levine

The point is not to deprive the government of funds. It’s to expose the regime’s criminality

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Climate Psychology Alliance of North America @climatena.bsky.social · Apr 8

Strong plug for this organization. Their most recent newsletter covers how we measure progress against authoritarianism, about pacing, about trauma, coup-exhaustion and needing to take time to grieve. Sign up. It’s worth @choosedemocracy.bsky.social
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Choose Democracy: resources to promote democracy

Regular people can stop an undemocratic power grab, but only if we prepare and together, we choose democracy.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Apr 9

As legal experts have said, the door is wide open for abuse if the Insurrection Act is invoked by Trump. Brilliant analysis by Daniel Hunter for @wagingnv.bsky.social on what we do if the Act is invoked, including the power of ridicule to build public pressure. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/what...

What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked

With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Mar 13

The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But to have a greater impact, future boycotts will require more organizing grounded in real strategy.

Read our analysis on the economic boycotts and what's next:
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/econ...

The economic boycott caught fire. What's next?

The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But future boycotts will require these ingredients to be effective.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Mar 10

"Even as the onslaught [from Trump and Musk] continues, we have to note the cracks — if only to remind ourselves and each other that the people have the power."✊

We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance. Read our article for @wagingnv.bsky.social : wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/we-a...

We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance

Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Feb 27

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Feb 28

None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Feb 28

They can't eliminate the diversity of this country. It was always here and it always will be here in these places, whether or not the USA itself endures. They can create hierarchy and repression, and we can oppose it by embracing equality and diversity. Si se puede and sic semper tyrannis.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 28

Money is the only thing billionaires understand. We can mess with that. Join the economic blackout on Feb 28. Use your money to force companies to stop doing bad things. Organized Boycotts Work.

Take action and learn more:
bit.ly/boycottcentral
#BuildTheResistance

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Feb 27

"It is no exaggeration to say this will kill people—mainly people who are elderly, disabled and/or poor. Society’s most vulnerable sit in the crosshairs of our nation’s wealthiest people who have absolutely everything, but somehow always want more."

The full force of this administration’s destruction is about to hit

Once social security checks stop showing up, millions of Americans will finally understand the scope.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 27

On the afternoon of March 4th, prior to President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, 50501 Massachusetts will hold a rally at the Boston Common to speak the truth about the state of our Union today and the need for nonviolent resistance to protect our democracy. www.mass50501.com

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 25

The @altnps.bsky.social asks us all to join in solidarity and fly your American flag upside down - a symbol of distress and extreme emergency. Boosting this signal creates a strong bond across issues and ideology to stand together and resist the coup. Action details > docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 21

Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 24

They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.

We created a Resist List, an online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States. Follow @resistlist.bsky.social. choosedemocracy.us/resist-list/

Resist List

Noncooperation Database DELVE DEEPER WITH MOVEMENT RESEARCHERS’ DATABASES AND COMPILATIONS OF ACTION Researcher Jeremy Pressman is writing semi-regular reports about...

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · Feb 23

one thing that's worth pointing out about the current wave of constituent fury at Republican town halls: the reason you're primarily seeing those viral moments in ruby red districts is because every Republican whose district is even remotely competitive is actively hiding from their constituents

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Feb 20

THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.

Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.

Resist List

They want us to think we’re alone. We are not.
The Resistance is Everywhere.
Hopescroll through stories of people’s noncooperation against Trump’s coup.
Jump to databases of noncooperation or trackers of ligitation and impact.
Follow our social media accounts to stay updated.

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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · Feb 21

Lots of folks are asking what they can do to be helpful in this moment. I like the short list of action items that @choosedemocracy.bsky.social lists on their site. Democratic civil society is about being stronger together. Any effective strategy flows from that. choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

What can I do to fight this coup?

If you look, there are people resisting at every level. Blockades of freeways. American Bar Association urging an end to...

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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 21

We are living through dark times. The public is being brazenly lied to by the current administration while Trump's billionaire pals refashion government to be of, by and for billionaires.

It is a long road ahead, but we are with you. Take action with us: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/

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auntstooger.bsky.social @auntstooger.bsky.social · Feb 18

I just learned about this today. I'm adding it into my Wednesday routine. There's something comforting and beautiful about many people across the country doing this together.

Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · Feb 5

Join us for a moment of silence at 12:53PM every Wednesday for those hurt and suffering due to the current administration.

We refuse to tune out. Let us instead bear witness in reflection, meditation, and prayer on the harms being done — so we can stay in motion together. minuteof.us

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